Telegram, the encrypted chat app that’s been known as the communication tool of choice for peaceful protestors and jihadists alike, mysteriously disappeared from the iOS app store on Wednesday. According to its founder, Apple claims that the removal was …
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Apple to open first Austrian store in Vienna on Feb. 24
The first-ever Apple store in Austria will open on Vienna’s Kaerntner Strasse on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 9:30 a.m. local time, the company has announced. Photo courtesy AppleInsider reader Roy. A photo shared by AppleInsider reader Roy shows the shop’s facade …
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Apple to Open New Retail Store in Vienna, Austria on February 24
Apple will open a retail store in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Saturday, February 24 according to a new webpage for the store published recently on Apple’s site. The new three-story Vienna Apple Store is located on Kärntner Straße, a famous shopping …
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Apple’s Profit Machine
Luckily, Apple’s not purely a hardware manufacturer. It built a second revenue stream straight into the iPhone experience: the App Store. While iPhone interest may be waning, increased App Store purchasing may be making up for it. The App Store seems to …
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Your iPhone Slowed Down. Here’s What to Do When the Solution Is Just as Slow.
Yet when Ms. Schipper, who lives in Seattle, took her iPhone 6 Plus, purchased in 2014, to an Apple store in early January, she was told that the store was out of replacement batteries for at least two weeks. An Apple representative later left her a voice …
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If Canadian spies found a flaw in the iPhone, would they tell Apple? Make the policy public, critics say
Matthew Braga is the senior technology reporter for CBC News. He was previously the Canadian editor of Motherboard, Vice Media’s science and technology website, and a business and technology reporter for the Financial Post. Email: matthew.braga@cbc.ca When …
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Apple Watch Series 4 Could Feature Unique Digital Crown
The Apple Watch Series 4 could come with a Force Touch Digital Crown, according to reports. Apple has detailed a ‘force-detecting input structure’ in a new patent discovered by the guys at Patently Apple. Patent application number 20180024683 …
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How to Watch any Video on Apple Watch
It may not be that great to watch a video on Apple Watch’s tiny screen but it is always a good idea to know how it’s done! So here is how you can watch any video on your Apple Watch Series 1, Series 2 and Series 3. As you may have noticed, there is no …
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5 Key Things to Watch for in Apple’s Big Earnings Report This Week
As Apple (AAPL) gets set to report what should be record December quarter sales and profits on Thursday, there’s a lot more tension surrounding the report than there was at the start of January. That’s thanks to a flurry of reports pointing to iPhone X …
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How to Switch, Tweak Your Apple Watch Faces
You’ve got an Apple Watch but aren’t crazy about the watch face you see when you raise your wrist. The good news is, you can easily switch to one you like at any time. With Apple’s watchOS 4, you can download new watch faces, including a Kaleidoscope face …
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Slack is latest major service to drop standalone Apple Watch app
Enterprise messaging platform Slack updated its iOS app on Wednesday and in doing so announced the deprecation of its standalone Apple Watch app, marking the latest major service to dump Apple’s wrist-bound wearable. Screenshots of Slack’s now deprecated …
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Apple reveals the next smartwatch will have a far more complex crown
The newest Apple Watch could have a digital crown capable of many functions based on applied pressure, a patent application hints. Patent application number 20180024683, published by Fletcher Rothkopf, director of product design at Apple, says …
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Slack Nixes its Standalone Apple Watch App
Over the course of the last few months, several companies have decided to end development on apps for the Apple Watch, focusing instead on Apple’s iOS platform. The latest company to nix its Apple Watch app is Slack. If you’re unfamiliar with Slack, it’s a …
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Casetify’s nylon Apple Watch bands hit all the marks
Nylon bands for Apple Watch are in high demand for their comfort and versatility. Add in great engineering and style, and you’ve got the ideal strap to fit your everyday needs. Enter Casetify, a company that believes in being radically unique, creating …
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Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus: Battle of the big screens
At one time Apple boasted the biggest and best app store, but that’s changed in recent years and it’s now rare to find a new application that’s platform specific. There’s also very little difference between application versions running on iOS and those on …
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There’s a hidden message in Apple’s new privacy logo — and you can’t unsee it (AAPL)
Here’s the screen: Business Insider But the logo at the top isn’t just two people holding hands — it’s also a smiley face. Look closer: Screenshot See, smiley face! We’ve seen the logo pop up in Apple’s Health app, but not a lot of apps where you’d …
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Spotify’s new app is a Pandora copycat
Spotify is testing a new tool to up the competition with Apple Music by stealing … of manual controls. The best part of Stations is that you don’t need a Spotify premium subscription to listen to the songs. The free app offers some personalizations …
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